Modelization of a Coordination Process Between Schools and External Organizations on Children’s Problematic Behaviors. : Through the Survey by Interviewing Student Guidance Directors
In order to resolve children’s problematic behaviors, it is repeatedly addressed through various suggestions and information that it is important for schools to provide guidance to students and for schools and relating organizations to coordinate. It is vital to coordinate with relating organizations on providing guidance to students. The objectives of this study is to modelize a coordination process between schools and external organizations. The coordination process focuses on a coordination with external organizations and shows how children’s problematic behaviors turns for better by a student supervisor who is aware of such behaviors coordinating with external organizations.
The study was conducted by giving a semi-structured interview to one student supervisor who works at a junior high school on cases that required the coordination. The analysis and descriptions were done using Trajectory and Equifinality Model (TEM).
Even if the problematic behaviors might not show any potentials of crimes, based on information such as student’s home environment, friends, and nature, the student supervisor determines that the coordination with external organizations is necessary for a case with factors that could potentially complicate and prolong problems. Also, when considering external organizations, the supervisor made selections based on the necessity of assistance for the future. It is suggested that, facing with and having deeper understandings of relating organizations, and coordinating with various organizations according to their specialties are the important factors of turning the problems for the better.